Skip to main content

Table 1 Properties of the secondary electrons emitted by 50 nm GdNP and GNP when irradiated by 220 kVp X-ray in vacuum

From: Biological modeling of gadolinium-based nanoparticles radio-enhancement for kilovoltage photons: a Monte Carlo study

 

GdNP

GNP

Number of secondary electrons per incident photon

0.000011

0.0067

Average energy of secondary electrons (keV)

3.69

3.29

Average range of secondary electrons in water (µm)

0.45

0.37